The meaning of Stalked

verb

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

Usage examples:

Police chased the stolen car through the city

noun

An act of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

They captured the youths after a brief chase

verb

Engrave (metal, or a design on metal).

Usage examples:

They didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal

noun

The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.

Usage examples:

The road adopts a tortuous course along the coast

verb

(of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.

Usage examples:

Tears were coursing down her cheeks

noun

The particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows

Usage examples:

A southern course will take our flight over texas., the ship was blown off course (= away from its …

phrasal verb

Move slowly and carefully towards someone in order to avoid being heard or noticed by them.

Usage examples:

They were taught how to creep up on an enemy

phrasal verb

To surprise someone and move closer to them without being seen or heard

Usage examples:

Don't creep up on me like that!, we crept up behind her and yelled "boo!"

noun

A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.

Usage examples:

‘all dogs have an intense sense of smell, and every dog likes to sniff,’ smith said.

verb

Follow (someone) closely and persistently.

Usage examples:

Photographers seemed to dog her every step

noun

A canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times

verb

Go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner.

Usage examples:

He stood up in a fury and flounced out

noun

An exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience.

Usage examples:

She left the room with a flounce

noun

A wide ornamental strip of material gathered and sewn to a skirt or dress; a frill.

Usage examples:

Miss howitt's dress was in the height of fashion; blue silk spencer over a white round dress with s…

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

noun

A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.

Usage examples:

A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Usage examples:

She was hounded by the italian press

verb

Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

Usage examples:

In the autumn they hunted deer

noun

An act of hunting wild animals or game.

Usage examples:

A bear-hunt

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Usage examples:

Thousands marched behind the coffin

noun

An act or instance of marching.

Usage examples:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away

verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Usage examples:

His estate marches with yours

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Usage examples:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Usage examples:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

verb

Follow or chase (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The officer pursued the van

verb

Follow in an effort to capture

noun

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Usage examples:

Trees cast long shadows

verb

Short for eyeshadow.

noun

An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light

Usage examples:

[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

verb

Tread heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger.

Usage examples:

Martin stomped off to the spare room

noun

(in jazz or popular music) a tune or song with a fast tempo and a heavy beat.

Usage examples:

Like aerosmith at its best, buckcherry has both the rhythmic sway to go with its rock-and-roll stom…

verb

Walk heavily

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…

noun

A rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.

Usage examples:

A supporting strut

verb

Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.

Usage examples:

Peacocks strut through the grounds

verb

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Usage examples:

He swaggered along the corridor

noun

A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner.

Usage examples:

They strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger

adjective

Denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

noun

The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.

Usage examples:

The dog's tail began to wag frantically

verb

Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.

Usage examples:

A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

noun

Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.

Usage examples:

The land was held in tail general

noun

A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.

Usage examples:

A trail of blood on the grass

verb

Draw or be drawn along behind someone or something.

Usage examples:

Alex trailed a hand through the clear water